I’m not sure Paramount/Marvel are too happy about this, but the full Comic-Con trailer for Kenneth Branagh‘s Thor has made its way online. The superhero blockbuster stars Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Kat Dennings, Anthony Hopkins, Idris Elba, Stellan Skarsgård, Tom Hiddleston and Ray Stevenson. You can check out the 5 minute video below in the best quality that’s been released. Read the full story

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Even though it didn’t make much of an impression in Cannes, Woody Allen’s next film, You Will Meet A Tall Dark Stranger, is Woody Allen’s next film. Somehow the man still has something of a built-in indie audience.

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Legendary actor Anthony Hopkins is in talks for the upcoming Arabian Nights remake, Firstshowing is reporting. If successful he would join Liam Hemsworth (The Last Song) on the project. Read the full story

Paramount Pictures and Marvel have released today an updated plot synopsis for Thor. The official release is as follows…

Paramount Pictures and Marvel Entertainment present the epic adventure, ‘Thor‘, which spans the Marvel Universe from present day Earth to the realm of Asgard. At the center of the story is the mighty Thor (Chris Hemsworth), a powerful but arrogant warrior whose reckless actions reignite an ancient war.

Thor is cast down to Earth by his father Odin (Anthony Hopkins) and is forced to live among humans. A beautiful, young scientist, Jane Foster (Natalie Portman), has a profound effect on Thor, as she ultimately becomes his first love.

It’s while here on Earth that Thor learns what it takes to be a true hero when the most dangerous villain of his world sends the darkest forces of Asgard to invade Earth.

Due for a May 2011 release, Thor promises a story full of action. With a cast that, along with those mentioned above, includes Rene Russo, Idris Elba and Stellan Skarsgard, as well as being directed by theater stalwart Kenneth Branagh, the final result should be immense.

What are your reactions to the plot of Thor?

If you’re one of the many who fell in love with monster classics like The Wolf Man, Dracula, The Bride of Frankenstein and even The Creature from the Black Lagoon, then you’ll be less than happy to know that this revamp of the horror tale is somewhat of an underwhelming experience. There’s greatness here, but it never comes together to make for a particularly good film but simply a watchable one.

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Thanks to a tweet by the official Universal Pictures twitter it’s confirmed that the upcoming horror remake The Wolfman, starring Benicio Del Toro, Anthony Hopkins, Hugo Weaving and Emily Blunt, has been rated R.

It reads: “... this just in: THE WOLFMAN has been rated ‘R’ for bloody horror, violence and gore. Get ready: February 12, 2010“

This announcement comes after much debate over the film’s rating, along with many other things, most commonly the string of push backs the film’s release date has gotten and the recent hiring of industry editors Walter Murch (Apocalypse Now) and Mark Goldblatt (True Lies) to recut the film.

And while no one is saying the film is automatically going to be good because it is R, the fact that the studio has faith in a harder version of the film suggests something worth taking a risk on. Or perhaps they hope to milk the gore audience for all their worth? The Wolfman opens  February 12th, 2010.

What do you think about The Wolfman getting an R rating?

In celebration of Empire magazine’s 20th anniversary they have done a photoshoot in which some world famous actors reprise their most iconic roles. Check out a few of my favorites below and the rest over at Empire, can you name all the films? Read the full story

Production Weekly has confirmed that Kenneth Branagh‘s Thor will start filming in “Los Angeles mid-January, then move to Santa Fe, New Mexico from March till late-April.” You may be asking, what does this news mean to us? Well, we could very well start to see a bit of the production design, character costumes, or other things from the set. /Film highlights the cast below. Read the full story

Another derivation of legendary author Ernest Hemingway’s illustrious life will receive big screen treatment with the help of a familial descendant. Andy Garcia teamed up with Hemingway’s granddaughter Hilary Hemingway to write a script for the drama, Hemingway and Fuentes. Garcia will also direct. The film depicts the 20 years that the author and his best pal Gregorio Fuentes spent fishing in Cuba. Hemingway’s experiences significantly influenced his subsequent 1952 novella, The Old Man and the Sea.

Sir Anthony Hopkins is an inspired choice for the part of Hemingway, while Annette Bening will play his third wife Mary Welsh Hemingway and Garcia will play Fuentes, Michael Fleming of Variety reports. Read the full story

Variety reports Slumdog Millionaire star Freida Pinto, along with Naomi Watts (The International)  join Anthony Hopkins and Josh Brolin in Woody Allen’s yet-to-be titled feature. The film is expected to shoot in London this summer.

It’s great to see the ‘Slumdog’ stars get work after their huge Oscar sweep. As previously reported, Dev Patel will join the cast of Avatar: The Last Airbender, directed by M. Night Shyamalan.

Do you think it’s a good choice for Pinto to join a Woody Allen film? Patel in a Shyamalan film?